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[quote=Anonymous]Well when I took 10 weeks of leave without pay to have my baby and my husband's hours were cut to a fraction of full time later that same year - we made about half of what you're saying is necessary to live in the DC metro area and we didn't have thousands in savings to tide us over. It was hard, but we didn't go on public assistance and we somehow managed to pay for childcare, our car, our rent, and our groceries. We live in the burbs but not the boonies. I know it's hard for people to imagine how a family of 3 can live off $40k a year in this area, but I just have to say - people do manage. [/quote]
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